women Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/women/ Everything about the Deaf Community! Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:27:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://deafniche.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-logo_gigantic_png-32x32.png women Archives - DeafNiche https://deafniche.com/tag/women/ 32 32 “Mother of Music in ASL” Passed Away-Remembering Shirley Childress https://deafniche.com/mother-music-asl-passed-away-remembering-shirley-childress/ https://deafniche.com/mother-music-asl-passed-away-remembering-shirley-childress/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2017 01:25:09 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9981 March 6, 2017-Shirley Childress passed away at the age of 69. Childress is best known for being the first black certified ASL interpreter and as one of the members in the band Sweet Honey in The Rock. Over the course of her career, she interpreted for famous people such as Maya Angelou (writer of I Know […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/mother-music-asl-passed-away-remembering-shirley-childress/feed/ 2 Top 10 Deaf Women in History You Need to Know About For International Women’s Day https://deafniche.com/top-deaf-women-in-history-you-need-to-know-about-for-international-womens-day/ https://deafniche.com/top-deaf-women-in-history-you-need-to-know-about-for-international-womens-day/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2017 03:49:21 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9947 History textbooks used in American schools tend to be focused on hearing male history, which is why International Women’s Day and Deaf History Month were established, so we don’t forget the incredible individuals who made history as well! This list is focused on Deaf women who made history-see if you know about half of them. […]

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]]> https://deafniche.com/top-deaf-women-in-history-you-need-to-know-about-for-international-womens-day/feed/ 3 East Ham Teenager Becomes a Champion For The Deaf https://deafniche.com/east-ham-teenager-becomes-champion-deaf/ Sun, 30 Oct 2016 11:57:40 +0000 http://deafniche.com/?p=9515 Being deaf in some places means being locked up and neglected. Sanjeeda Choudhury, an 18 year old from East Ham, England set out on a mission to make sure deaf people in Kenya don’t suffer through such pain again. Choudhury is Deaf, and for the last three months she actively fought for the rights of […]

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]]> Did you know that Dr. Helen Taussig, the doctor who established Pediatric Care, was deaf? https://deafniche.com/helentaussig/ Thu, 26 May 2016 04:03:58 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9069 Dr. Helen Taussig was the first doctor to establish intensive pediatric care; she dedicated her life’s research to a condition called Blue Baby Syndrome. This is a condition where the babies are born with a heart defect, causing poor blood circulation and giving them the blue skin. Many babies died from this condition as no […]

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]]> Three Deaf Women Killed in Haiti https://deafniche.com/deaf-women-killed-in-haiti/ Fri, 29 Apr 2016 07:19:27 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9042 It’s believed that being deaf is a curse In Haiti, people with disabilities face extreme discrimination due to the outdated cultural belief that they are cursed. This what the Haitian investigators believe to be the case of the three deaf women being murdered. The women were found in a ditch with their tongues cut out, […]

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]]> Did you know the first woman to swim the English Channel, Gertrude Ederle, was deaf? https://deafniche.com/gertrudeederle/ Sat, 26 Mar 2016 02:43:56 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9022 Ederle broke 10 world records in 1926 Gertrude Ederle was the daughter of German immigrants and she was deaf from childhood due to measles. This didn’t stop her from swimming competitively! When she was only twelve years old, she set the world record for the 880 meter freestyle! After that, she participated in many competitions […]

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]]> Did you know…Heather Whitestone is the first deaf woman to win the Miss America pageant? https://deafniche.com/heatherwhitestone/ Tue, 22 Mar 2016 00:40:25 +0000 http://blog.deafniche.com/?p=9009 Heather Whitestone was born hearing in Alabama, US and lost most of her hearing as an infant. From a young age, she loved ballet and practiced it most of the time growing up. This helped her build confidence and encouraged her to participate in pageants. After experiencing several pageants and winning Miss Alabama, she moved […]

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